Red Leather is soft, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #54b2af |
| Complementary Color | #4daaa7 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (358.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Leather Color. The Red Bay color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Apple Butter (#844b4d) for more calm effect. Try Red Elegance as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4daaa7 is the best complementary color to Red Leather. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ab4d50 complementary color is Hippie Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Matrix are #aa4d7e and #aa794d. Thus found on the left and right of #ab4d50 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cadillac and Driftwood colors as they work well with Red Leather.
The split-complementary Red Leather palette consists of #4d7eaa and #4daa79 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4daaa7). Try Wedgewood and Ocean Green colors in combination with #ab4d50, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #ab4d50 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Red Leather. Thus Blue Violet and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Red Leather contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Chelsea Cucumber, and Studio split by 90° on the color wheel. #ab4d50 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Red Leather tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#4daaa7) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wisteria – 120° from the complementary Hippie Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #50aa4d and #a74daa.
In a RGB color space, hex #ab4d50 is made of 52% red, 23% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Red Leather has a hue angle of 358.09°, a saturation of 37.9% and a lightness of 48.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ab4d50 is made of 0% cyan, 36.86% magenta, 35.69% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #ab4d50 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(171,77,80) |
| RGB Percentage | 52%, 23%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 36.86, 35.69, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(358.09,37.9%,48.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(358.09,54.97%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.0044,38.8235,17.1155) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.8964,14.5449,9.2955) |